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U.S.  DEPOSITORY 

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(B.  A.  I.  Order  255.) 

United  States  Department  of  Agriculture. 

BUREAU  OF  ANIMAL  INDUSTRY. 


RULE  1,  REVISION  16.— TO  PREVENT  THE  SPREAD  OF  SPLENETIC, 
SOUTHERN,  OR  TEXAS  FEVER  IN  CATTLE. 

Effective  on  and  after  December  1.  1917. 


Notice  is  hereby  given  that  the  contagious  and  infectious  disease 
known  as  splenetic,  southern,  or  Texas  fever  still  exists  among 
cattle  in  the  following-named  States  and  Territory,  to  wit:  Ala- 
bama, Arkansas,  Florida,  Georgia,  Louisiana,  Xorth  Carolina, 
Oklahoma,  Porto  Rico,  South  Carolina,  Texas,  and  Virginia,  and 
does  not  now  exist  or  exists  to  a  slight  extent  only  in  the  State 
of  Mississippi.  Xow.  therefore,  I,  D.  F.  Houston,  Secretary  of 
Agriculture,  under  authority  conferred  by  section  1  of  the  act  of 
Congress  approved  March  3,  1905  (33  Stat.,  1264),  do  hereby  re- 
move the  quarantine  heretofore  established  on  the  State  of  Mississippi 
and  do  hereby  continue  the  quarantine  on  the  areas  hereinafter  de- 
scribed, and  do  order  by  this  rule  1  revision  16,  under  the  authority 
and  discretion  conferred  on  the  Secretary  of  Agriculture  by  section  3 
of  the  said  act  of  Congress  approved  March  3,  1905  (33  Stat.,  1265), 
that  the  interstate  movement  of  cattle  of  the  areas  herein  quarantined 
to  any  point  not  located  in  the  said  quarantined  areas  shall  be  made 
only  in  accordance  with  the  regulations  of  the  Secretary  of  Agricul- 
ture for  the  prevention  of  the  spread  of  splenetic,  southern,  or  Texas 
fever  in  cattle. 

Areas  Quarantined. 

The  following  areas  are  quarantined  for  splenetic,  southern,  or 
Texas  fever  in  cattle : 

ALABAMA. 

The  following  counties  and  portions  of  counties  are  quarantined: 
Bibb,  Blount,  Butler,  Calhoun,  Chilton,  Clay.  Cleburne,  Coffee. 
Conecuh.  Covington,  Cullman,  Dale,  Escambia.  Etowah,  Fayette. 
Franklin,  Geneva,  Lamar,  Lawrence.  Marion.  Marshall.  Monroe. 
Randolph,  Shelby.  St.  Clair,  Washington,  and  Winston :  all  of  Chero- 
kee County  except  that  portion  within  a  line  beginning  at  the  north- 
east corner  of  Cherokee  County,  thence  southerly  on  the  Alabama - 

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Georgia  State  line  to  the  crest  of  Lookout  Mountain,  thence  south- 
erly along  the  crest  of  Lookout  Mountain  to  the  Fort  Payne  and 
Blanche  public  road,  thence  westerly  along  said  road  to  the  Dekalb 
County  line,  thence  northeasterly  on  said  county  line  to  the  begin- 
ning; Dauphin  Island,  Mobile  County,  and  that  portion  of  said 
county  south  of  the  line  between  townships  C>  and  7  and  east  of 
Labatre  Creek ;  and  that  portion  of  Perry  County  included  in  town- 
ship 21  north,  range  10  east. 

From  the  quarantined  area  in  the  State  of  Alabama  cattle  shall 
only  be  moved  or  allowed  to  move  interstate  in  accordance  with  the 
regulation  for  immediate  slaughter  or  for  other  purposes,  as  provided 
by  the  regulation  for  dipping,  inspection,  or  certification. 

ARKANSAS. 

The  following  counties  and  portions  of  counties  are  quarantined: 
Arkansas,  Ashley,  Bradley,  Calhoun,  Chicot,  Clark,  Cleburne,  Cleve- 
land, Dallas,  Drew,  Garland,  Grant,  Hempstead,  Hot  Spring,  How- 
ard, Lafayette,  Lincoln,  Little  River,  Miller,  Montgomery,  Perry, 
Pike,  Polk,  Saline,  Scott,  Sexier,  and  Stone ;  that  portion  of  Conway 
County  south  of  Arkansas  River;  all  of  Desha  County  south  of  White 
River;  that  portion  of  Faulkner  County  east  of  a  line  between  ranges 
12  and  13  wTest;  that  portion  of  Jefferson  County  south  and  west  of 
the  Arkansas  River ;  all  of  Pulaski  County  except  that  portion  north 
and  east  of  the  Arkansas  River  and  south  of  the  main  line  of  the 
Chicago,  Rock  Island  &  Pacific  Railroad;  and  that  portion  of 
Van  Buren  County  east  of  the  line  between  ranges  13  and  14  west. 

From  the  quarantined  area  in  the  State  of  Arkansas  cattle  shall 
only  be  moved  or  allowed  to  move  interstate  in  accordance  with  the 
regulation  for  immediate  slaughter  or  for  other  purposes,  as  provided 
by  the  regulation  for  dipping,  inspection,  or  certification. 

FLORIDA. 

The  entire  State  of  Florida  is  quarantined,  except  the  counties  of 
Broward,  Dade,  and  Monroe,  and  that  portion  of  Palm  Beach  County 
south  and  west  of  the  Hillsboro  drainage  canal. 

From  the  quarantined  area  in  the  State  of  Florida  cattle  shall  only 
be  moved  or  allowed  to  move  interstate  in  accordance  with  the  regu- 
lation for  immediate  slaughter  or  for  other  purposes,  as  provided  by 
the  regulation  for  dipping,  inspection,  or  certification. 

GEORGIA. 

The  following  counties  are  quarantined :  Appling,  Baker,  Ben 
Hill,  Berrien,  Bleckley,  Bryan,  Bulloch.  Calhoun,  Camden,  Carroll. 


Charlton,  Chatham,  Chattahoochee.  Clay.  Clinch.  Coffee,  Colquitt, 
Crawford,  Crisp,  Decatur,  Dodge,  Dooly,  Early,  Echols,  Effingham, 
Emanuel,  Glascock,  Glynn,  Grady,  Haralson,  Harris,  Heard,  Hous- 
ton, Irwin,  Jeff  Davis,  Jenkins,  Johnson,  Jones,  Laurens,  Lee,  Lib- 
erty, Lowndes,  Mcintosh,  Macon,  Marion,  Meriwether,  Miller, 
Mitchell,  Monroe,  Montgomery,  Pierce,  Pike,  Polk,  Pulaski,  Quit- 
man, Randolph,  Schley,  Screven,  Stewart,  Sumter,  Talbot,  Tattnall, 
Taylor,  Telfair.  Terrell,  Thomas,  Tift,  Toombs,  Turner,  Twiggs, 
Upson,  Ware,  Warren,  Wayne,  Webster,  Wheeler,  Wilcox,  Wilkin- 
son, and  Worth. 

From  the  quarantined  area  in  the  State  of  Georgia  cattle  shall 
only  be  moved  or  allowed  to  move  interstate  in  accordance  with  the 
regulation  for  immediate  slaughter  or  for  other  purposes,  as  pro- 
vided by  the  regulation  for  dipping,  inspection,  or  certification. 

LOUISIANA. 

The  entire  State  of  Louisiana  is  quarantined,  except  the  parishes 
of  Caddo,  Concordia.  East  Carroll,  East  Feliciana,  Franklin,  Jeffer- 
son Davis,  Lincoln,  Madison,  Pointe  Coupee,  Tensas,  Washington,  and 
West  Feliciana;  that  portion  of  Orleans  Parish  north  of  the  Mis- 
sissippi River;  and  that  portion  of  Ouachita  Parish  east  of  the 
Ouachita  River. 

From  the  quarantined  area  in  the  State  of  Louisiana  cattle  shall 
only  be  moved  or  allowed  to  move  interstate  in  accordance  with  the 
regulation  for  immediate  slaughter  or  for  other  purposes,  as  pro- 
vided by  the  regulation  for  dipping,  inspection,  or  certification. 

NORTH    CAROLINA. 

The  following  counties  and  portions  of  counties  are  quarantined: 
Beaufort,  Bertie,  Brunswick,  Camden,  Carteret,  Chowan,  Craven, 
Currituck,  Dare,  Gates.  Hertford,  Hyde,  Jones,  Martin,  Onslow, 
Pamlico,  Pasquotank,  Perquimans,  Tyrrell,  and  Washington;  that 
portion  of  Columbus  County  south  of  the  line  of  the  Atlantic  Coast 
Line  Railroad  extending  from  the  Brunswick  County  line  to  the 
South  Carolina  State  line  near  Lumber  Creek;  and  that  portion  of 
Pitt  County  north  and  east  of  a  line  beginning  at  the  intersection  of 
Tar  River  and  Edgecombe  County  line,  thence  southerly  along  said 
river  to  its  intersection  with  the  Atlantic  Coast  Line  Railroad,  thence 
southerly  along  said  railroad  to  its  intersection  with  Swift  Creek, 
thence  southeasterly  along  said  creek  to  its  intersection  with  the 
Craven  County  line. 

From  the  quarantined  area  in  the  State  of  Xorth  Carolina  cattle 
shall  only  be  moved  or  allowed  to  move  interstate  in  accordance  with 


the  regulation  for  immediate  slaughter  or  for  other  purposes,  as  pro- 
vided by  the  regulation  for  dipping,  inspection,  or  certification. 

OKLAHOMA. 

The  following  counties  and  portions  of  counties  are  quarantined: 
Atoka,  Bryan,  Carter,  Choctaw,  Coal,  Garvin,  Haskell.  Hughes, 
Jefferson,  Johnston,  Latimer,  Le  Flore,  Love,  McCurtain,  Mcintosh, 
Marshall,  Murray,  Pittsburg,  Pontotoc,  Pushmataha,  Seminole,  and 
Sequoyah;  that  portion  of  Adair  County  south  of  the  line  between 
townships  15  and  16  north;  that  portion  of  Cherokee  County  west  of 
the  line  between  ranges  21  and  22  east  and  south  of  the  line  between 
townships  16  and  IT  north;  that  portion  of  Creek  Count}7  situated 
south  of  the  St.  Louis  &  San  Francisco  Railway  and  east  of  the 
range  line  between  ranges  10  and  11  east,  Indian  meridian;  that 
portion  of  McClain  County  east  of  the  line  between  ranges  1  and 
2  east ;  that  portion  of  Mayes  County  east  of  Neosho  River  and  south 
of  a  line  beginning  where  Saline  Creek  empties  into  Neosho  River, 
thence  easterly  following  Saline  Creek  and  Little  Saline  Creek  to  its 
intersection  with  the  eastern  boundary  of  Mayes  County;  that  por- 
tion of  Muskogee  County  situated  south  and  east  of  a  line  beginning 
at  the  intersection  of  the  line  between  ranges  18  and  19  east  with 
the  township  line  between  townships  12  and  13  north,  thence  fol- 
lowing said  township  line  east  to  the  line  between  ranges  19  and 
20  north,  thence  following  said  range  line  north  to  the  Arkansas 
River  and  thence  northwesterly  following  said  river  to  the  Wagoner 
County  line;  that  portion  of  Okmulgee  County  south  of  the  line 
between  townships  12  and  13  north;  that  portion  of  Osage  County 
east  and  south  of  a  line  beginning  at  the  intersection  of  the  southern 
boundary  of  Osage  County  with  the  Missouri,  Kansas  &  Texas 
Railway,  thence  following  said  railway  northeasterly  to  its  inter- 
section with  Midland  Valley  Railway  at  Nelagoney.  thence  south- 
easterly following  the  Midland  Valley  Railway  to  its  intersection 
with  the  eastern  boundary  of  Osage  County;  that  portion  of  Pot- 
tawatomie County  south  of  the  line  beginning  at  the  west  line  of  said 
county  at  the  southwest  corner  of  section  19,  township  7  north,  range 
2  east,  Indian  meridian,  thence  east  on  the  section  line  between 
sections  19  and  30  to  the  southeast  corner  of  section  22,  township 
7  north,  range  3  east,  thence  south  on  the  section  line  to  the  township 
line  between  townships  6  and  7  north,  thence  east  on  said  township 
line  to  the  Seminole  County  line;  and  that  portion  of  Tulsa  County 
included  in  township  19  north,  ranges  10,  11,  and  12  east,  situated 
north  of  the  Arkansas  River. 


From  the  quarantined  area  in  the  State  of  Oklahoma  cattle  shall 
only  be  moved  or  allowed  to  move  interstate  in  accordance  with  the 
regulation  for  immediate  slaughter  or  for  other  purposes,  as  pro- 
vided by  the  regulation  for  dipping,  inspection,  or  certification. 

In  the  State  of  Oklahoma,  where  a  line  of  railroad  separates  the 
quarantined  from  the  free  area,  shipping  points  are  reserved  for  non- 
infected  cattle  as  follows:  Depew,  in  Creek  County;  and  Hominy, 
Nelagoney,  and  Wynona,  in  Osage  County. 

PORTO  RICO. 

The  entire  Territory  is  quarantined. 

SOUTH  CAROLINA. 

The  counties  of  Beaufort,  Berkeley,  Charleston,  Colleton,  Dorches- 
ter, Georgetown,  Hampton,  Horry,  Jasper,  and  Williamsburg  are 
quarantined. 

From  the  quarantined  area  in  the  State  of  South  Carolina  cattle 
shall  only  be  moved  or  allowed  to  move  interstate  in  accordance  with 
the  regulation  for  immediate  slaughter,  or  for  other  purposes,  as  pro- 
vided by  the  regulation  for  dipping,  inspection,  or  certification. 

TEXAS. 

The  entire  State  is  quarantined  except  the  following  counties  and 
portions  of  counties:  Andrews,  Archer,  Armstrong,  Bailey,  Baylor, 
Borden,  Brewster,  Briscoe,  Carson,  Castro,  Childress,  Clay,  Cochran, 
Coke,  Collingsworth,  Concho,  Cooke,  Cottle,  Crane,  Crosby,  Culber- 
son, Dallam,  Dallas,  Dawson,  Deaf  Smith,  Dickens,  Donley,  Ector, 
El  Paso,  Fisher,  Floyd,  Foard,  Gaines,  Garza,  Glasscock,  Gray,  Hale, 
Hall,  Hansford,  Hardeman,  Hartley,  Haskell,  Hemphill,  Hockley, 
Howard,  Hutchinson,  Irion,  Jeff  Davis,  Jones,  Kent,  King,  Knox, 
Lamb,  Lipscomb,  Loving.  Lubbock,  Lynn,  Martin,  Midland,  Mitchell, 
Montague,  Moore,  Motley,  Nolan,  Ochiltree,  Oldham,  Parmer.  Pecos, 
Potter,  Presidio,  Randall,  Reagan,  Reeves,  Roberts,  Runnels,  Schleicher, 
Scurry,  Shackelford,  Sherman,  Stephens,  Sterling,  Stonewall,  Sut- 
ton, Swisher,  Taylor,  Terrell,  Terry,  Throckmorton,  Upton,  Ward, 
Wheeler,  Wichita,  Wilbarger,  Winkler,  Yoakum,  and  Young;  that 
portion  of  Crockett  County  north  and  west  of  a  line  beginning  on 
the  Pecos  River  at  the  southwest  corner  of  section  37,  International 
&  Great  Northern  Railroad  Co. ;  thence  along  the  western  boundary 
line  of  said  section  to  the  south  line  of  the  R.  Dickerson  survey; 
thence  easterly  to  the  southeast  corner  of  same;  thence  northerly 
along  the  east  line  of  said  survey  to  the  north  line  of  section  37, 
International  &  Great  Northern  Railroad  Co. ;  thence  east  along  the 
north  line  of  sections  37  and  38,  International  &  Great  Northern 
Railroad  Co.  to  the  northeast  corner  of  section  38 ;  thence  north  along 
the  western  line  of  section  1,  block  2,  Texas  Central  Railroad  Co., 
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and  sections  1,2,3,4, 5,  and  6,  block  29,  university  lands,  to  the  north- 
west corner  of  section  6;  thence  east  along  the  northern  boundary 
line  of  sections  6,  7,  18,  19,  30,  and  31,  block  29,  and  sections  1,  12. 
13,  24,  25,  and  36,  block  30,  and  sections  1,  12,  13,  24,  25,  and  36,  block 
31,  Texas  University  lands ;  thence  to  the  northwest  corner  of  W.  G. 
Hall's  survey;  thence  east  along  the  northern  boundary  line  oi  W.  G. 
Hall's  survey  to  the  western  boundary  line  of  section  18,  block  S.  T. : 
thence  south  on  the  south-line  fence  of  the  Robert  Massie  and  J.  H. 
Anderson  ranches  to  the  northeast  corner  of  section  48,  block  O.  P. : 
thence  east  to  the  intersection  of  the  Ozona  and  Barnhart  and  the 
Ozona  and  Eldorado  public  lanes;  thence  east  on  the  Ozona  and 
Eldorado  public  lane  to  its  intersection  with  the  eastern  boundary 
line  of  Crockett  County;  those  portions  of  Jack  County  not  in- 
cluded wTithin  a  line  beginning  at  a  point  on  the  Clay  and  Jack 
County  line  about  200  varas  north  of  J.  A.  Jackson's  most  north- 
east corner,  the  same  being  about  one-half  mile  south  and  about 
2  miles  east  of  the  town  of  Shannon,  Clay  County,  Tex.;  thence 
south  with  J.  A.  Jackson's  and  T.  W.  Shaw's  east  line  to  T.  W. 
Shaw's  southeast  corner;  thence  wTest  with  T.  W.  Shaw's  and 
M.  H.  Marshall's  south  line  to  J.  E.  Shaw's  east  line;  thence 
south  with  J.  E.  Shaw's  and  J.  E.  Gates's  east  line  to  J.  E. 
Gates's  southeast  corner  of  the  M.  Shields  survey ;  thence  west  with 
the  south  line  of  J.  E.  Gates's  land  to  the  northeast  corner  of  the 
M.  Cheek  survey ;  thence  south  with  the  east  line  of  said  Cheek  sur- 
vey to  its  southeast  corner;  thence  northwest  with  the  south  line  of 
said  survey  to  its  southwest  corner;  thence  w7est  with  J.  E.  Gates's 
south  line  to  the  east  corner  of  the  M.  Anderson  survey ;  thence  south- 
west with  the  south  line  of  the  said  M.  Anderson  survey  to  the 
south  corner  of  said  survey;  thence  west  on  the  south  line  of  the 
J.  H.  Anderson  survey  to  the  southwest  corner  of  said  survey ;  thence 
north  with  the  west  line  of  said  J.  H.  Anderson  survey  to  Tom 
Smith's  southeast  corner;  thence  west  with  the  Tom  Smith's  and 
Jesse  Smith's  south  line  to  Jesse  Smith's  southwest  corner;  thence 
north  with  Jesse  Smith's  west  line  to  the  most  easterly  southeast 
corner  of  J.  L.  Garrett's  land;  thence  west  to  J.  L.  Garrett's  ell 
corner:  thence  south  to  J.  L.  Garrett's  westerly  southeast  corner: 
thence  west  with  his  south  line  to  the  southwest  corner  of  J.  L.  Gar- 
rett's land;  thence  north  with  J.  L.  Garrett's  west  line  and  A.  R. 
Clerihew's  west  line  to  the  southeast  corner  of  O.  D.  Wilk's  land; 
thence  west  wdth  O.  D.  Wilk's  line  to  his  southwest  corner;  thence 
south  with  R.  E.  Hilburn's  east  line  to  the  north  side  of  the  Shan- 
non and  Antelope  public  road ;  thence  west  with  said  public  road  to 
the  most  eastern  southwest  corner  of  R.  E.  Hilburn's  land;  thence 
north  to  the  ell  corner  of  said  R.  E.  Hilburn's  land;  thence  Avest 
with  the  south  line  of  R.  E.  Hilburn's  land  to  J.  T.  Hawkins's 


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northeast  corner;  thence  south  with  J.  T.  Hawkins's  east  line  to  his 
southeast  corner;  thence  west  with  J.  T.  Hawkins's  south  line  to 
the  east  side  of  the  Henrietta  and  Antelope  public  road;  thence 
south  with  said  road  to  the  southeast  corner  of  Mrs.  M.  D.  Snedeker's 
land :  thence  west  with  her  south  line  to  her  southwest  corner ;  thence 
north  with  her  west  line  to  the  most  southerly  southeast  corner  of 
the  Woodward  tract  of  land ;  thence  west  with  the  Woodward  south 
line  to  the  extreme  southwest  corner  of  said  tract  of  land;  thence 
north  with  the  west  boundary  line  of  said  Woodward  land  to  the 
Clay  and  Jack  County  line  about  3  miles  northwest  of  Antelope, 
Jack  County,  Tex.;  and  not  included  within  a  line  beginning  at 
Henry  Makeig's  northwest  corner  on  the  Archer  County  line,  same 
being  the  southwest  corner  of  Clay  County;  thence  east  1  mile 
with  the  Clay  County  line  to  the  northeast  corner  of  M.  N.  Garrett : 
thence  south  with  east  line  of  M.  N.  Garrett's  land  1  mile  to  the 
northeast  corner  of  Paul  Christian's  land;  thence  south  1,547  varas 
with  east  line  of  Paul  Christian's  land  to  the  north  line  of  L.  W. 
Scott's  land :  thence  west  990  varas  to  the  northwest  corner  of  L.  W. 
Scott's  land;  thence  south  671  varas  to  the  southwest  corner  of  L.  W. 
Scott's  land;  thence  west  1,150  varas  to  southwest  corner  of  Paul 
Christian's  land,  the  same  being  the  Archer  County  line ;  thence  north 
along  the  Archer  County  line  to  the  place  of  beginning ;  and  that  por- 
tion of  Tom  Green  County  known  as  the  Tom  Green  County  strip,  and 
situated  west  of  a  line  beginning  at  the  southeast  corner  of  Sterling 
County ;  thence  due  south  to  the  Irion  County  line. 

From  the  quarantined  area  in  the  State  of  Texas  cattle  shall  only 
be  moved  or  allowed  to  move  interstate  in  accordance  with  the  regu- 
lation for  immediate  slaughter  or  for  other  purposes,  as  provided 
by  the  regulation  for  dipping,  inspection,  or  certification. 

VIRGINIA. 

The  counties  of  Southampton,  Isle  of  Wight.  Xansemond,  and  all 
of  Surry  County,  except  the  Guilford  magisterial  district  and  court- 
house precinct  of  Cobham  magisterial  district,  are  quarantined. 

From  the  quarantined  area  in  the  State  of  Virginia  cattle  shall 
only  be  moved  or  allowed  to  move  interstate  in  accordance  with  the 
regulation  for  immediate  slaughter  or  for  other  purposes,  as  pro- 
vided by  the  regulation  for  dipping,  inspection,  or  certification. 

Feeding  Stations  for  Noninfected  Cattle. 

Cattle  not  of  the  quarantined  area  and  cattle  of  the  quarantined 
area  when  properly  dipped,  inspected,  or  certified  in  accordance  with 
the   bureau   requirements  may   be   transported    interstate   by   rail 


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through  the  quarantined  area,  and  when  unloaded  therein  for  rest, 
feed,  and  water  shall  be  handled  in  properly  equipped  noninfectious 
pens  set  apart  for  such  cattle  at  the  Fort  Worth  stockyards  at  Fort 
Worth,  Texas;  the  stockyards  of  the  Missouri,  Kansas  &  Texas  Rail- 
way at  Hodge  and  Denison,  Tex. ;  the  stockyards  of  the  International 
&  Great  Northern  Railroad  at  Laredo,  Tex.;  the  stockyards  of  the 
Texas  &  Pacific  Railway  at  Baird,  Tex.;  the  Union  Stockyards  at 
San  Antonio,  Tex. ;  the  stockyards  of  the  Gulf,  Colorado  &  Santa  Fe 
Railway  at  Temple,  Tex.;  the  stockyards  of  the  St.  Louis  &  San 
Francisco  Railroad  at  Sapulpa,  Okla.;  the  stockyards  of  the  Chicago, 
Rock  Island  &  Pacific  Railway  at  Eudora,  Ark.;  the  stockyards  of 
the  St.  Louis,  Iron  Mountain  &  Southern  Railway  at  Argenta,  Ark.; 
the  Crescent  City  stockyards  at  New  Orleans,  La. ;  the  stockyards  of 
the  Louisville  &  Nashville  Railroad  at  New  Orleans,  La. ;  the  stock- 
yards of  Missouri  Pacific  Railway  and  the  St.  Louis  Iron  Mountain 
&  Southern  Railway  at  Colliston,  La.;  the  stockyards  of  Morgan's 
Louisiana  &  Texas  Railway  at  New  Orleans  (Algiers),  La.;  the  In- 
terstate Stockyards  and  Jacksonville,  Fla.;  the  Jacksonville  Union 
Stockyards  at  Jacksonville,  Fla.;  and  at  such  other  points  as  may 
fro-n  time  to  time  be  authorized  by  the  Secretary  of  Agriculture,  pro- 
vided such  pens  and  the  platforms,  chutes,  and  alleyways  leading 
thereto  have  been  cleaned  and  disinfected  under  the  supervision  of 
an  employee  of  the  Bureau  of  Animal  Industry  and  are  constructed 
and  maintained  in  accordance  with  the  specifications  set  out  in  the 
regulations  of  the  Secretary  of  Agriculture  to  prevent  the  spread  of 
splenetic  fever  in  cattle. 

Interpretation. 

This  rule  1,  revision  16,  shall  be  construed  in  connection  with  the  f 

regulations  of  the  Secretary  of  Agriculture  for  the  prevention  of 
the  spread  of  splenetic,  southern,  or  Texas  fever  in  cattle,  and  is 
subject  to  amendment  or  revision  on  statutory  notice. 

Rule  1,  revision  15  (B.  A.  I.  Order  251),  dated  November  21,  1916, 
effective  December  11,  1916,  and  amendments  thereto,  shall  cease  to 
be  effective  on  and  after  December  1,  1917,  on  and  after  which  date 
this  rule  1,  revision  16,  which  for  purposes  of  identification  is 
designated  as  B.  A.  I.  Order  255,  shall  become  and  be  effective  until 
otherwise  ordered. 

The  effect  of  this  order  is  as  follows : 

In  Alabama  there  are  released  from  quarantine  the  counties  of 
Baldwin,  Barbour.  Chambers,  Choctaw.  Clarke.  Coosa,  Dekalb, 
Houston,  Russell,  and  Talladega,  and  portions  of  Cherokee  and  Mo- 
bile Counties. 


In  Arkansas  there  are  released  from  quarantine  the  counties  of 
Columbia.  Crawford.  Lonoke.  Monroe.  Nevada,  Ouachita,  Pope. 
Prairie.  Union.  White,  and  Yell;  the  remainder  of  Baxter,  Inde- 
pendence. Izard.  Jackson.  Lee.  Phillips.  St.  Francis,  and  Sebastian 
Counties,  and  portions  of  Conway.  Desha.  Faulkner,  Jefferson,  Pul- 
aski, and  Van  Buren  Counties. 

In  Florida  Monroe  County  is  released  from  quarantine. 

In  Georgia  there  are  released  from  quarantine  the  counties  of 
Bibb,  Brooks,  Burke,  Butts.  Coweta,  Dougherty,  Douglas,  Gwinnett. 
Jefferson.  McDuffie,  Muscogee,  Spalding,  Taliaferro,  and  Troup. 

In  Louisiana  there  are  released  from  quarantine  the  parishes  of 
Caddo,  Concordia,  East  Feliciana,  Franklin,  Jefferson  Davis,  Lin- 
coln, Pointe  Coupee.  Washington,  and  West  Feliciana,  and  portions 
of  Orleans  and  Ouachita  Parishes. 

In  Mississippi  the  entire  State  is  released  from  quarantine. 

In  Xorth  Carolina  the  remainder  of  Northampton  County  and 
portions  of  Columbus  and  Pitt  Counties  are  released  from  quaran- 
tine. 

In  Oklahoma  there  are  released  from  quarantine  Okfuskee  County, 
the  remainder  of  Delaware  County,  and  portions  of  Adair,  Cherokee. 
McClain,  Mayes.  Okmulgee,  and  Osage  Counties. 

In  Texas  there  are  released  from  quarantine  the  counties  of  Coke. 
Concho,  Cooke,  Dallas,  Irion.  Montague,  Runnels,  Stephens,  Sutton. 
Taylor,  and  Young;  the  remainder  of  Shackelford  and  Throckmor- 
ton Counties,  and  portions  of  Crockett.  Jack,  and  Tom  Green  Coun- 
ties. 

Done  in  the  District  of  Columbia  this  *2d 
day  of  Xovember,  1917. 

Witness  my  hand  and  the  seal  of  the  De- 
partment of  Agriculture. 

D.  F.  Houston, 
Secretary  of  Agriculture. 


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